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6.6When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.
Released: 1980-02-15102 minDir: William FriedkinCrime, Mystery, ThrillerBudget: $11.0MBox office: $19.8M
Cast
- Al Pacino as Steve Burns
- Paul Sorvino as Capt. Edelson
- Karen Allen as Nancy Gates
- Richard Cox as Stuart Richards
- Don Scardino as Ted Bailey
- Joe Spinell as Patrolman DiSimone
Themes
- new york city
- police
- undercover
- homophobia
- detective
- fetish
- cruising
- exploitation
- gay club
- sadomasochism
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
31,758 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
50%
Metacritic
43/100
- Year
- 1980
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 5 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- neo-noir
- Country of origin
- West Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- serial killer
- Depicts
- cruising for sex
- Movement
- New Hollywood
- Director
- William Friedkin
- Screenwriter
- William Friedkin
- Composer
- Jack Nitzsche
- Producer
- Jerry Weintraub
- Production company
- Lorimar Television
- Cinematographer
- James A. Contner
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- Manhattanville
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 573335
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1980-02-15
- title
- Cruising
- distributed by
- United Artists
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 6.1/10
- capital cost
- 11000000
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